ground frost

British

noun

the condition resulting from a temperature reading of 0°C or below on a thermometer in contact with a grass surface

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Gardeners beware that some rural ground frost is still likely too.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

This means we are seeing less snow and fewer frosts - in fact we now get around four weeks less ground frost than we did half a century ago.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

And into Monday morning there could be a widespread ground frost as temperatures fall close to freezing.

From BBC • Nov. 11, 2024

With winds falling lighter on Thursday night, temperatures will drop down to 3-6C with a touch of ground frost in more rural areas.

From BBC • Sep. 9, 2024

At Kensington Palace the ground frost registered 9 deg.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, December 22, 1920 by Seaman, Owen, Sir

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